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for free transcripts or to give us your comments about this program, visit us at q-and- a.org. "q&a" programs are also available as podcasts. >> next on "prime minister's questions," dip the prime minister -- deputy prime minister nick clegg stands in for david cameron. following that, a colorado senate debate. tomorrow on "washington journal," a look at what congress plans to do before the november 2 election with david hawkings from cq. then, colin kahl and michelle mello. that is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> but, honestly, i am not going to take this from a party, from a party, that has spent all of its time in office backbiting against each other through leaks to the press, a party of the dossier of damion mcbride. a little bit of consistency on this, shall we? >> now, from london, "prime minister's questions" from the british house of commons. ministers return after this summer congress -- summer recess. father had an's stroke, so nick clegg stood in. some of been accused of tapping into celebrity voice mail. also, questions about the aid to pakistan flood
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he was reaching as far as he thought he had to protect us -- in order to protect us. i happen to think the page. act was very important. he did use tools -- i happen to think the patriot act was very important. notdid use tool mons envisioned earlier. we are a digital society. almost all of our laws are related to analog or written conversations. 1's that did not even a originate in the united states. these were tricky laws. he did the right thing in saying he wanted to use every law available to protect us. >> i am sometimes credited with being one of the authors of the patriot act. if you read the act, it is remarkably non-controversial. most of it is an attempt to facilitate information sharing between different parts of the government so we do not have one hand not knowing what the other does. we can do things in the digital age we could not do in the analog age. if we can do something to catch a drug dealer, we should be able to do at least that much to catch a terrorist. the critical thing is that congress passed it overwhelmingly. after a considerable amount of
he was reaching as far as he thought he had to protect us -- in order to protect us. i happen to think the page. act was very important. he did use tools -- i happen to think the patriot act was very important. notdid use tool mons envisioned earlier. we are a digital society. almost all of our laws are related to analog or written conversations. 1's that did not even a originate in the united states. these were tricky laws. he did the right thing in saying he wanted to use every law available...
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lies to us or misleads us all the time. well then the bill could not be brought to the floor because there had to be a way found to protect the speaker. so eight months late tier finally coming to the floor and then it -- later it tinally -- finally comes to the floor and then -- later it finally coming to the floor -- comes to the floor. so they had to go back to the drawing board and now seven months after that we are brought this kind of a shell bill and asked to rubber stamp on the last day of the session what the senate has done. as i say, madam speaker, i don't think there's much to be proud of here. on the notification provision that we've heard so much about it does very little and i think it is sad in a lot of ways that the majority walked away from the bipartisan -- the truly bipartisan compromise of a couple of years ago that would raise the bar and require any administration to give this congress more information. instead we have this token language which does very little. and yet, madam speaker, as the director
lies to us or misleads us all the time. well then the bill could not be brought to the floor because there had to be a way found to protect the speaker. so eight months late tier finally coming to the floor and then it -- later it tinally -- finally comes to the floor and then -- later it finally coming to the floor -- comes to the floor. so they had to go back to the drawing board and now seven months after that we are brought this kind of a shell bill and asked to rubber stamp on the last day...
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thank you very much for joining us. >> thank you. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> tonight on prime minister's questions, deputy prime minister nick clegg stands in former prime minister david cameron. engines questions on government loans and unemployment benefits. after that, we turn to u.s. politics and a new hampshire wrote republican senate primary debate. then, a discussion on the latest underemployment rates. on "q&a," an interview of nicholas von hoffman. >> monday, the u.s. senate impeachment trial hearing begins for the prosecution of u.s. district court judge thomas porteous. proceedings will last year out the week. watch live proceedings starting at 8:00 a.m. eastern on c-span2. >> monday, a discussion about ending world hunger with reverend david beckham, named a world food prize laureate in june. >> the bottom line is that we need our borders secured. we cannot afford illegal immigration. >> it does hurt us. it has heard arizonas economis
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americans across the political spectrum supported the use of force against those who afacted us on 9/11. now, as we approach our 10th year of combat in afghanistan, there are those who are understandably asking tough questions about our mission then, but we must never lose sight of what's at stake p as we speak, al-qaeda continues to plot against us, and its leadership remains ancored in the border regions of afghanistan and pakistan. we will disrupt, dismantle, and defeat al-qaeda while preventing al-qaeda for again serving as a base for terrorists. because of our drawdown in iraq we are able to provide the resources necessary to go on offense. in fact, over the last 19 months, nearly a dozen al-qaeda leaders and hundreds of al-qaeda's exextremist allies have been killed or captured around the world. within afghanistan i have ordered the deployment of additional troops who under the command of general david petraeus are fighting to break the taliban's momentum. as for the surge in iraq, these sources will be in place for a limited time to provide space for the afghans to fill their c
americans across the political spectrum supported the use of force against those who afacted us on 9/11. now, as we approach our 10th year of combat in afghanistan, there are those who are understandably asking tough questions about our mission then, but we must never lose sight of what's at stake p as we speak, al-qaeda continues to plot against us, and its leadership remains ancored in the border regions of afghanistan and pakistan. we will disrupt, dismantle, and defeat al-qaeda while...
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so, if we use military force, is to beat us not the israelis. if the israelis their biggest airplane is an f- 15. military strike against hardened nuclear sites is a complicated endeavor. from their point of view, it is better than doing nothing. from my point of view, if we engaged in military operations as the last resort, the united states should have a goal of changing the regime. not by invading the country, but i wanted military strike from land and sea -- but from launching a military strike from land and sea and that the revolutionary guard ceases to be an effective organizatio to punch back. if you have to use military force, i think our goal should be not only to neuter their nuclear program, but to destroy the regime's ability to fight back against our troops in the region hand against our allies. that, ladies and gentlemen, is no small matter to contelate. that is a very serious escalating step that i would now like to go down the road as much as anybody in this room. thatf you'll believe sanctions will not work, i am here to tell yo
so, if we use military force, is to beat us not the israelis. if the israelis their biggest airplane is an f- 15. military strike against hardened nuclear sites is a complicated endeavor. from their point of view, it is better than doing nothing. from my point of view, if we engaged in military operations as the last resort, the united states should have a goal of changing the regime. not by invading the country, but i wanted military strike from land and sea -- but from launching a military...
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i will not use your misstatement in a commercial. [laughter] [applause] >> will you promise for karl rove and all those people who are funding your ads for you? [applause] >> we will go now to closing comments. based on the coin toss earlier, senator bennett will go first. you have three minutes. >> thank you. that is one minute more than i thought i would have. let me just say thank you to all of you for hanging in there so late tonight. it really has been an incredible privilege to travel 25,000 miles in this state in the last 20 months to listen, to hear people. i don't give long speeches. but i encouraged debate and their criticism and their ideas. we all essentially want the same thing. but the time this stuff gets to washington, it is so screwed up by the special interests and the lobbyist -- by the way, i might be willing to think about a lifetime ban for lobbyists or term limits for lobbyists. [applause] but what we need to do is have confidence in each other, no matter what party we belong to, no matter what part of the stat
i will not use your misstatement in a commercial. [laughter] [applause] >> will you promise for karl rove and all those people who are funding your ads for you? [applause] >> we will go now to closing comments. based on the coin toss earlier, senator bennett will go first. you have three minutes. >> thank you. that is one minute more than i thought i would have. let me just say thank you to all of you for hanging in there so late tonight. it really has been an incredible...
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they are in d to us as americans. -- they are inmates to us as americans. there are far better ways to commemorate 9/11. it represents -- d another act of religious radicalism. >> -- i guess the point -- again, i'm having a hard time -- >> excuse me. i'm having a hard time understanding, first of all, why the state department is getting involved in an issue that relates directly to a florida church. >> well, first of all, i was asked. >> well, ok. fair enough. but you made the -- but then you made the observation that what they planned to do is un- american. and i -- >> i think -- there's -- there are a balance -- >> are you prepared to say the same thing if someone wants to -- >> look, there are a balance of interests here. but this, in our view, has the potential to inflame public opinion around the world in a way that will jeopardize americanives and american interests. it does not represenour core values as americans. we hope it does not happen. we hope that between now and saturday, there'll be a range of voices across america that make clear to this c
they are in d to us as americans. -- they are inmates to us as americans. there are far better ways to commemorate 9/11. it represents -- d another act of religious radicalism. >> -- i guess the point -- again, i'm having a hard time -- >> excuse me. i'm having a hard time understanding, first of all, why the state department is getting involved in an issue that relates directly to a florida church. >> well, first of all, i was asked. >> well, ok. fair enough. but you...
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the events of the past few weeks have kept us busy. we are working to support direct talks between the israelis and palestinians, and next week i will travel to egypt and jerusalem for the second round of these negotiations. in iraq where the combat mission has ended, we are transitioning to an unprecedented civilian-led partnership. we are stepping up international pressure anhalon iran. we're working with pakistan as it recovers from the devastating floods and continues to combat violent extremism. and of course, the war in afghanistan is always at the top of our minds and agenda. none of these challenges exist in isolation. consider the middle east peace talks. at one level they are bilateral negotiations involving two people and a relatively small strip of land. step back and it becomes clear how close the regional dimensions of what started last week are. what a significant role institutions like the quartet, consisting of the united states and russia and the european union and the u.n., as well as the arab league, are playing. eq
the events of the past few weeks have kept us busy. we are working to support direct talks between the israelis and palestinians, and next week i will travel to egypt and jerusalem for the second round of these negotiations. in iraq where the combat mission has ended, we are transitioning to an unprecedented civilian-led partnership. we are stepping up international pressure anhalon iran. we're working with pakistan as it recovers from the devastating floods and continues to combat violent...
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host: economic overhaul, give us an example. caller: the tax system needs to go -- we should not be taxing people wages or labor. we should have a fair tax system, or a direct tax, like when you buy something. congress is spending way too much money. they have been way out of control for years. we need to turn the economy back to a free-market system, supply and demand and competition. host: "the boston globe," this morning, their lead talked about the kickoff of election season. three gubernatorial rivals, legislative hopefuls. frank phillips writes -- election season getting underway in massachusetts as well as across the country. on our line for democrats. caller: i would like to say that tax credits would be good. but obama can do nothing, the democrats can do nothing by themselves and i will say to the republicans are not going to help them at all. but after the 15th of september things will be much better for the democrats and they will hold on to the house and senate. host: what happens on the 15th of september? caller: i
host: economic overhaul, give us an example. caller: the tax system needs to go -- we should not be taxing people wages or labor. we should have a fair tax system, or a direct tax, like when you buy something. congress is spending way too much money. they have been way out of control for years. we need to turn the economy back to a free-market system, supply and demand and competition. host: "the boston globe," this morning, their lead talked about the kickoff of election season....
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can you give us specifics? >> i think it is pretty clear that by having a spending cap at 2008 levels, we can say $100 billion per year. that is $1 trillion over the next 10 years. when it comes to dealing with the entitlement programs, i have made it pretty clear -- it is time for us as americans to have an adult conversation with each other about the serious challenges that face our country. i don't have all the solutions. i believe that if we work with the american people, the american people will want to work with us to come to grips with these challenges that face our country. it is about having that adult conversation in an honest, open the way that will help us get the answers to lay out the plan that will help solve this problem once and for all. yes, ma'am? >> legislatively, how do you plan to honor traditional marriage, life, and faith based organizations that form the core of our american values? >> if you look at house republicans over the course of the last year or the last 10 years, you will see t
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it will not get us there. it will not get us there. it will not get us there. so that is the choice, ohio. do we return to the same failed policies that ran our economy into a ditch, or do we keep moving forward with policies that are slowly pulling us out? do we settle for a slow decline, or do we reach for an america with a growing economy and a friday -- and a thriving middle-class? that is the america that i see. we may not be there yet, but we know where this country needs to go. we see a future where we invest in american innovation and american ingenuity, where we export more goods so we create more jobs here at home, or remake it easier to start a business or patent an invention, where we build a homegrown, clean energy industry -- because i do not want to see new solar panels or electric cars or vans batteries manufactured in europe or asia. i want to see them made right here in the u.s. of a. if by american workers. we see an america where every citizen has the skills and training to compete with any worker in the world. that is why we've set a goal t
it will not get us there. it will not get us there. it will not get us there. so that is the choice, ohio. do we return to the same failed policies that ran our economy into a ditch, or do we keep moving forward with policies that are slowly pulling us out? do we settle for a slow decline, or do we reach for an america with a growing economy and a friday -- and a thriving middle-class? that is the america that i see. we may not be there yet, but we know where this country needs to go. we see a...
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we can use it to advance living standards, or we can use it to destroy god's universe. so, to the skeptics and indeed all of us this week, i pose these questions. how can we defend america and the world from a nuclear catastrophe without taking each essential step? alchemy take these steps without-- how can we take these steps without the cooperation of other nations? how can we get the cooperation of other nations without the vision and goal that the world will someday end these weapons as a threat to mankind? in my view, we cannot. the institute has lined up an impressive set of speakers this week. through all the conversations, i hope you will keep asking yourself a couple of the fundamental questions that keep me going. if the unthinkable happened, if the city in the united states or somewhere else was destroyed by a nuclear weapon, the day after the attack, what would we wish we had done to prevent it? second question -- why are we not doing it now? i leave you with the parable of hope. after the collapse of the soviet union, after they began dismantling nuclear wa
we can use it to advance living standards, or we can use it to destroy god's universe. so, to the skeptics and indeed all of us this week, i pose these questions. how can we defend america and the world from a nuclear catastrophe without taking each essential step? alchemy take these steps without-- how can we take these steps without the cooperation of other nations? how can we get the cooperation of other nations without the vision and goal that the world will someday end these weapons as a...
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tell us about the news. guest: the white house confirmed what had been reported earlier today by bloomberg, is that mr. summers is going to be returning to harvard. on the one hand, this is not too much of a surprise. his family had not even moved. they stayed in massachusetts. it is not too uncommon to have this kind of turnover at this point in the president's first term, but as you mentioned, this is the third member of the president's economic team to leave in recent weeks. even though it is certainly not playing this way, it will be reviewed to some observers as a house cleaning. host: how integral was he in creating the economic policy? guest: he was definitely brought on as a guide. we have a real washington veteran -- he served as tourism secretary under former president clinton. he was brought on to tap into the expertise. he is the one who actually started this daily economic briefing to go along with the president's daily intelligence briefing. it really was the architect in many ways of some of t
tell us about the news. guest: the white house confirmed what had been reported earlier today by bloomberg, is that mr. summers is going to be returning to harvard. on the one hand, this is not too much of a surprise. his family had not even moved. they stayed in massachusetts. it is not too uncommon to have this kind of turnover at this point in the president's first term, but as you mentioned, this is the third member of the president's economic team to leave in recent weeks. even though it...
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that is us. we can develop our resources properly as we continue to diversify our energy base in this country. it is not either or. they have to go together. i hear this theory. they say that we can delay the arctic long enough that the economics will not work and they will go off somewhere else like nigeria port sudan. that is a moral argument i am not willing to accept. that is unacceptable for us as citizens of this country to say that we will continue to buy oil from countries that are not equal to our environmental standards right now. as you do your work, we will have even better environmental standards. it is a moral argument we should not subject ourselves to. we have to do this the right way. there might be differences, but lay out the rules. let's see where we go. if we do not lay out the rules, no one goes anywhere. >> thank you. >> other questions? >> senator, thank you so much for joining us today. you have a package of bills. you briefly describe it. we have additional information a
that is us. we can develop our resources properly as we continue to diversify our energy base in this country. it is not either or. they have to go together. i hear this theory. they say that we can delay the arctic long enough that the economics will not work and they will go off somewhere else like nigeria port sudan. that is a moral argument i am not willing to accept. that is unacceptable for us as citizens of this country to say that we will continue to buy oil from countries that are not...
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he came and gave us a speech. for a king that lived in spain for his young adult life said all significant human achievement occurs because a man and a woman is free. you get truly amazing treatment there. if you have our kind of freedom, you get the best because everybody that might be achievers, you probably find the right ones without innovation, we have no chance in a world. they can run our countries for x number of years. the laboring people will find out they are getting enough. i want to personally thank you today for coming thank you senator. >> the leader of the proposed islamic center talked about the proposal earlier. his remarks are next. later, an update on the u.s. russian nuclear arms reduction treaty. skam inning various aspects. that's live at 11 a.m. eastern. >> the imam leading the effort said he was surprised by the controversy surrounding the plan. the council on foreign relations in new york city. this is an hour. >> good morning and welcome to the council on foreign relations. as you know,
he came and gave us a speech. for a king that lived in spain for his young adult life said all significant human achievement occurs because a man and a woman is free. you get truly amazing treatment there. if you have our kind of freedom, you get the best because everybody that might be achievers, you probably find the right ones without innovation, we have no chance in a world. they can run our countries for x number of years. the laboring people will find out they are getting enough. i want...
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jobs that go with us. others are being supported by big oil. this is a choice between a woman's choice. my opponent would turn that woman into a criminal. this is a clear choice between someone who has fault to protect our coast and the 400,000 jobs that rely on the beautiful coast. my opponent does not support the boxer feinstein legislation to protect that coast. finally, this is a choice. a choice between a candidate of wall street reform. someone that opposes that reform. frankly, acting just like a wall street ceo. destroying jobs for americans and taking it for yourself. i hope we don't go back to that. >> our time is up. >> thank you both. we all apologize for not getting to more questions. hopefully what we've talked about tonight will help people here and viewers at home make informed decisions on what they should do on election day, november 2. thank you to everyone here at st. mary's college. on behalf of ktvu television. thank you for joining us. good night. [applause] . .
jobs that go with us. others are being supported by big oil. this is a choice between a woman's choice. my opponent would turn that woman into a criminal. this is a clear choice between someone who has fault to protect our coast and the 400,000 jobs that rely on the beautiful coast. my opponent does not support the boxer feinstein legislation to protect that coast. finally, this is a choice. a choice between a candidate of wall street reform. someone that opposes that reform. frankly, acting...
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i think that young people are not as informed as they used the. -- as they used to be. even older than i am, there were civics.in school about si guest: civics education in our schools has been systematically cut over the last 30 years. but that is not so you can blame young people about. that is an issue of where we investing resources, where are we investing in the young people? we have a program called democracy class that is available to teachers around the country, if they want a one- classroom curriculum. it should be significantly more than that. but young people are savvy. they are paying attention. we see they are following the news closely than they have in many years. i think that is what is causing some of the cynicism. they are starting to pay attention. they see that their interests are being cut by others or by corporate or special interests at times. they are savvy right now, especially with the internet, to actually find out information and research information and make informed decisions. host: on the line for those older than 50, drum, north carolina.
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a friend as calling us. -- brenda is calling us. caller: i wanted to tell you the experience my family went through with this. i lost my a nieces and nephews to integrate the kids. my nephew would come home every day beaten up by the black children. i do not know what was going on, i just know that migy in-laws were taking care of them and they went to the school and complain they cannot get anything done about it. they took them out and put them in private schools. guest: that is a common reaction. i do not think physical harm was common. it does not happen, but i do not think that is the predominant concern. i think it is simply the fact of parents in the suburbs are being asked to leave their community to go to a different school that may not be as good as the one they are at. i do think the issue with a private school -- one of the things that mandatory desegregation did is a cause a lot of white parents to leave school systems and make the school system even harder to integrate. sometimes whole school systems became predominant
a friend as calling us. -- brenda is calling us. caller: i wanted to tell you the experience my family went through with this. i lost my a nieces and nephews to integrate the kids. my nephew would come home every day beaten up by the black children. i do not know what was going on, i just know that migy in-laws were taking care of them and they went to the school and complain they cannot get anything done about it. they took them out and put them in private schools. guest: that is a common...
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but they are still after us. they still want to do us harm. and they still want to get at as any way they can, in our view. intent is the driving force here behind the terrorist activity and it remains the same. >> i think governor kaine and mr. carlson is absolutely right. we have seen terrorist organizations becoming much more comfortable in their communications. someone in the united states, they can communicate and has theological credentials as a credentials scholars -- and has to lodge a credentials and academic scholars but is from new mexico. the threat is radiated outwards from al qaeda central itself. it used to be that if you wanted to be a terrorist or if you wanted terrorist training, you went to one point, either afghanistan or, more recently, pakistan. one of the problems that is part of al qaeda's strategy to enlist, to encourage, to motivate light-minded jihadi groups to spread their wings has meant that individuals looking to receive terrorist training, unfortunately, today have more destinations to select from to go. they te
but they are still after us. they still want to do us harm. and they still want to get at as any way they can, in our view. intent is the driving force here behind the terrorist activity and it remains the same. >> i think governor kaine and mr. carlson is absolutely right. we have seen terrorist organizations becoming much more comfortable in their communications. someone in the united states, they can communicate and has theological credentials as a credentials scholars -- and has to...
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are we using numbers tonight? i have been asked to invite a longtime resident to ask the first question, and that is margaret demint. are you here? hello. >> let me get my paperwork here. i have lived here all my life. my interest is in the english- language bills that have been before congress or so long. 85% of people recently surveyed would favor making english the official language. english has been voted america's official language in 30 states. why has the oregon delegation time after time refused to support the amendment? many good amendments have been offered in recent years that have never quite made the grade because some members have voted no every time. i asked you today, why? >> thank you very much. in just about every town hall in question comes up that has not come up before. you have taken that status right off the bat. my impression is that many people consider this a state's rights issue. you mentioned that 30 states have made that decision. 20 have decided not to. i do not recall that there was
are we using numbers tonight? i have been asked to invite a longtime resident to ask the first question, and that is margaret demint. are you here? hello. >> let me get my paperwork here. i have lived here all my life. my interest is in the english- language bills that have been before congress or so long. 85% of people recently surveyed would favor making english the official language. english has been voted america's official language in 30 states. why has the oregon delegation time...
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indeed the whole idea has been using our intelligence, using our data bases, using that crossover between different intelligence gathering agencies that may have seen themselves as foreign or domestic, making sure that we were bringing all of that data to bear, we were making a scenario-based division between passengers that could easily bored and passengers who deserve more attention. and that is been the focus of our effort since december 25, how you make reasonable reasons , intelligence-based divisions between passengers as they arrive, as they purchase their tickets, as they arrive at the airport, as they go through screening, as they board the airplane, and indeed actually in flight? this is involve the international aviation system. as i mentioned earlier, what you get into the global aviation system at any airport, if you potentially have access to the whole system. since january, in close coordination with the international civil aviation organization, i have taken part in five regional aviation security summits on five continents, literally. we have gone from europe, our first o
indeed the whole idea has been using our intelligence, using our data bases, using that crossover between different intelligence gathering agencies that may have seen themselves as foreign or domestic, making sure that we were bringing all of that data to bear, we were making a scenario-based division between passengers that could easily bored and passengers who deserve more attention. and that is been the focus of our effort since december 25, how you make reasonable reasons ,...
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let us not minimize that in any way. one of the benefits is we must be clear that the leaders and people of afghanistan that it is absolutely crucial that they're able to look at the their own affairs and security. that it is not possible for the united kingdom and not possible for other countries to take on ourselves the bird and other security and that famil indefin. and we are there indefinitely until it is possible for them to manage their own security. we have every right to expect it to be in that time. and i think it does and testify -- intensified the pressure or the target to be met by 2014 and met along the way. we do not want anyone to think that it is possible for british forces to be deployed in this way. to >> i am sure you would agree that to achieve success in afghanistan we had to provide a reasonable degree of security in that country, and i am sure that you would agree that a fundamental aspect of that is effect across the border security cooperation between afghanistan and pakistan? do you agree that
let us not minimize that in any way. one of the benefits is we must be clear that the leaders and people of afghanistan that it is absolutely crucial that they're able to look at the their own affairs and security. that it is not possible for the united kingdom and not possible for other countries to take on ourselves the bird and other security and that famil indefin. and we are there indefinitely until it is possible for them to manage their own security. we have every right to expect it to...
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they need to be used. that gets us to plan the. how do you get sanctions to work if they believe they would -- that we would never use military force? how do you get any when you are trying to persuade to change their thought process if they believe the upside and the downside to not come together? if you are the prime minister of israel, how long do you wait darks -- how long do you weigh? everybody in the room i could see raised their hand. when they say today they do not want to make a weapon, we believe they are lying. ok. when secretary clinton, excuse me, says she thinks the sanctions are working, she may be right. they have not been used fully yet. there are tools available that were not available one month ago. let's see what happens. if they fail, here's what i believe should be militarily available. if you use military force against them coming have opened the -- opened pandora's box. nobody knows. i think if they get a nuclear weapon you have emptied pandora's box. that is why we are here at lunch. at least we are talkin
they need to be used. that gets us to plan the. how do you get sanctions to work if they believe they would -- that we would never use military force? how do you get any when you are trying to persuade to change their thought process if they believe the upside and the downside to not come together? if you are the prime minister of israel, how long do you wait darks -- how long do you weigh? everybody in the room i could see raised their hand. when they say today they do not want to make a...
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let us weep for what lies behind us. let us honor what lies in front of us. let us remember always what lies side of us. -- inside of us. please join me now in imam -- in a moment of silence and remembrance. >> thank you dear ladies and gentleman, the secretary of defense, robert gates. >> thank you. friends and family members, thank you for being here. nine years ago today, on a day much like this, the column of the clear september morning was shattered by the worst act of terrorism in our history. the attack on the world trade center, flight 93 over pennsylvania, and the pentagon -- steps from where we stand today, claimed thousands of innocent victims and forever scarred their families and friends and all americans. we honor and remember those who fell, surrounded by those who love them and still feel the pain of their loss. this remembered continues in ways large and small. yesterday we had the official presentation of the pentagon 9/11 quilt featuring the faces of all 184 of those who died on these grounds. we are grateful for the work and dedication of
let us weep for what lies behind us. let us honor what lies in front of us. let us remember always what lies side of us. -- inside of us. please join me now in imam -- in a moment of silence and remembrance. >> thank you dear ladies and gentleman, the secretary of defense, robert gates. >> thank you. friends and family members, thank you for being here. nine years ago today, on a day much like this, the column of the clear september morning was shattered by the worst act of...
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we will use the full set of tools available to us. our decision demonstrates this. >> you said that you are investigating companies that have not pulled out of irna. which are those companies? >> 1 strength is that it allows us to have the kind of conversation with these firms as they try to achieve results. we do not think it would be useful to discuss with specific firms. we are engaging compensations. -- conversations. >> to what extent are you concerned there will be a substitution the set for european companies that are pulling out? there are other countries that have oil services. to what extent the do you see t? >> we have made clear that we are strongly discouraging substitutions. we encourage you not to undertake these activities. we make the potential consequences. he is in the process of having consultations with a number of key countries around the world to explain the provisions of the act. >> how you measure how big it can be? >> what would you expect them to say? >> at the end of the day, would most care about is how ir
we will use the full set of tools available to us. our decision demonstrates this. >> you said that you are investigating companies that have not pulled out of irna. which are those companies? >> 1 strength is that it allows us to have the kind of conversation with these firms as they try to achieve results. we do not think it would be useful to discuss with specific firms. we are engaging compensations. -- conversations. >> to what extent are you concerned there will be a...
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let us weep for what lies behind us. let us honor what lies in front of us. let us remember always what lies side of us. -- inside of us. please join me now in imam -- in a moment of silence and remembrance. >> thank you dear ladies and gentleman, the secretary of defense, robert gates. >> thank you. friends and family members, thank you for being here. nine years ago today, on a day much like this, the column of the clear september morning was shattered by the worst act of terrorism in our history. the attack on the world trade center, flight 93 over pennsylvania, and the pentagon -- steps from where we stand today, claimed thousands of innocent victims and forever scarred their families and friends and all americans. we honor and remember those who fell, surrounded by those who love them and still feel the pain of their loss. this remembered continues in ways large and small. yesterday we had the official presentation of the pentagon 9/11 quilt featuring the faces of all 184 of those who died on these grounds. we are grateful for the work and dedication of
let us weep for what lies behind us. let us honor what lies in front of us. let us remember always what lies side of us. -- inside of us. please join me now in imam -- in a moment of silence and remembrance. >> thank you dear ladies and gentleman, the secretary of defense, robert gates. >> thank you. friends and family members, thank you for being here. nine years ago today, on a day much like this, the column of the clear september morning was shattered by the worst act of...
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that is very dear to us. we cannot hold that unless we teach our people what that means and to respect one another, while also a hearing to our own faith. an understanding that deeply and practicing it. >> a final word. >> let me address your question because i am a pastor as well as president of the interfaith alliance. i'm a pastor in monroe, louisiana. it is not the hotbed of liberalism in this nation, but i would not say anything here that i would not say in the pulpit to my congregation. there is the implication that if you are going to talk about into religious cooperation, that is an addendum to what you are talking about what questions would say is the gospel. and that is a fallacy. it is not an addendum. it is at the heart of what we are talking about. if someone in our congregations says you need to be preaching the gospel, we are preaching the gospel. it is not exclusive. it is inclusive. it is not about hate. it is about love. you have to understand, please, that the people standing here right now
that is very dear to us. we cannot hold that unless we teach our people what that means and to respect one another, while also a hearing to our own faith. an understanding that deeply and practicing it. >> a final word. >> let me address your question because i am a pastor as well as president of the interfaith alliance. i'm a pastor in monroe, louisiana. it is not the hotbed of liberalism in this nation, but i would not say anything here that i would not say in the pulpit to my...
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what it means to us. but i think it's important that people know what it is because again, as i said, people have got to understand how we are and why we are the way we are. as the gentleman has said, this document has been in existence since -- for 223 years from september 17. this little bit of background how we got here. james madison when he was still in virginia he wanted to have -- they really understood that the articles of confederation weren't working in this country. there was a dispute going on and they wanted to get something worked out with maryland and they sat down and came up with an idea of having some kind of get together and meeting in philadelphia. the question arose at that time when they going to a, look at the articles of confederation and try to amend those. that's what a lot of delegates that attended thought they were doing. or as madison thought, we are going to sit down and bring forth a great new document that would get us past that trying time in our country's history and mov
what it means to us. but i think it's important that people know what it is because again, as i said, people have got to understand how we are and why we are the way we are. as the gentleman has said, this document has been in existence since -- for 223 years from september 17. this little bit of background how we got here. james madison when he was still in virginia he wanted to have -- they really understood that the articles of confederation weren't working in this country. there was a...
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the gathered us up. there was another fellow crew that joined us and they had us remove our insignia and said that we don't know if there are terrorist in the airport or not, so we don't want any flight crew being forced back on an airplane. >> were you finished? >> i did not mean to go on and on. >> the question as to what pilots told the passengers, i heard from several hundred pilots when i started to research this book, and the response was not consistent across the ranks. some pilots were worried that if they said anything, if there were hijackers on their aircraft, that they could be tipping them off that some successful hijacks were occurring. they did not want to say anything. some of them, because they did not know if they had hijackers on for their aircraft, those that had the cab and displays that show where you are aircraft is relative to your destination , they were turning those of as they were diverting, because they did not even on their passengers should to know they were diverting. -- t
the gathered us up. there was another fellow crew that joined us and they had us remove our insignia and said that we don't know if there are terrorist in the airport or not, so we don't want any flight crew being forced back on an airplane. >> were you finished? >> i did not mean to go on and on. >> the question as to what pilots told the passengers, i heard from several hundred pilots when i started to research this book, and the response was not consistent across the ranks....
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he uses humor and gives us some levity that makes us be able to digest some of the bad news going on. he gives us inspiration and insight. no wonder the left tries to do everything in their power to discredit this man. i am pleased to report that he has a terrific new wife. he is the first one. there's also the talk-radio host that you see in a local or national area like qglenn beck or hugh hewitt. they are the first offense and call to action for patriotism and our age. the second is matt drudge, c- span, fox news. they are doing courageous things and under attack. the third is the tea party movement and the new citizen- activists. i have met so many of them. i have been honored and blessed to become a friend of some many of them. i am an ambassador in washington for those who seek my counsel. i am happy to share the things i see and help them to connect to have resources and more power and influences. a number of them are reading a management book that talks about the beauty, importance, and power of decentralized movements that to not have clearly identified leaders. it is frustra
he uses humor and gives us some levity that makes us be able to digest some of the bad news going on. he gives us inspiration and insight. no wonder the left tries to do everything in their power to discredit this man. i am pleased to report that he has a terrific new wife. he is the first one. there's also the talk-radio host that you see in a local or national area like qglenn beck or hugh hewitt. they are the first offense and call to action for patriotism and our age. the second is matt...
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i do not think the iranians have an interest in us losing, but they have an interest in us using all our resources. i don't know anything about russia. the same thing with china. i forget who said this. we are fighting the wars in iraq in afghanistan. our future for the blow is in eastern asia. the longer the we stayed bog down in central asia means the water that we fail to divert our resources to where the 20-21st century is headed -- 21st century is headed. don't anybody else ask is the bequest and as that. >> i told you earlier about ask this question. you told us-what does washington think of him? -- what does washington think of him? >> i would talk about a larger issue which is social services of one of the office has on the stability operations. greg makes a persuasive case that if you were to transfer a society, to teach girls how to read. if you teach girls how to read, entire villages learn how to read and birth rates plummet and prosperity goes up. the stuff that greg has done in afghanistan and pakistan is true the lord's work. it is some fantastic stuff. i had an opport
i do not think the iranians have an interest in us losing, but they have an interest in us using all our resources. i don't know anything about russia. the same thing with china. i forget who said this. we are fighting the wars in iraq in afghanistan. our future for the blow is in eastern asia. the longer the we stayed bog down in central asia means the water that we fail to divert our resources to where the 20-21st century is headed -- 21st century is headed. don't anybody else ask is the...
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[applause] it will not get us there. [applause] it will not get us there. [applause] it won't get us there. [applause] so, that is the choice, ohio. do we return to the same failed policies that ran our economy into a ditch or do we keep moving forward with policies that are slowly pulling us out? [applause] do we settle for a slow decline or do we reach for an america with a growing economy and a thriving middle-class tax [applause] that is the american ic. we may not be there yet but we know where this country needs to go. we see a future where we invest in american innovation and american ingenuity, where we export more goods so we create more jobs here at home, where we make it easier to start a business or patent and invention, where we build a home run clean energy industry because i do not want to seek new solar panels or electric cars or advanced batteries manufactured in europe or asia. i want to see them made right here in the u.s. of a. by american workers [applause] . [applause] we see an america where every citizen has the skills and training t
[applause] it will not get us there. [applause] it will not get us there. [applause] it won't get us there. [applause] so, that is the choice, ohio. do we return to the same failed policies that ran our economy into a ditch or do we keep moving forward with policies that are slowly pulling us out? [applause] do we settle for a slow decline or do we reach for an america with a growing economy and a thriving middle-class tax [applause] that is the american ic. we may not be there yet but we know...
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indeed, the whole idea has been to use our intelligence, use our databases, using the crossover between different intelligence gathering agencies that may have seen themselves as foreign or domestic and making sure that we were bringing all of that dated to bear. we were making a scenario-based division between passengers that could easily bored and passengers who deserved more attention. that has been the focus of our effort since december 25th. how are you make reasonable intelligence based divisions between passengers as they arise, as a purchase their tickets, as they arrived at the airport, as they go through screening, as they board the airplane and indeed actually in flight. this has an fault the international aviation system. as i mentioned earlier, once you get into the global aviation system at any airport, you potentially have access to the whole system. since january, in close coordination with the international civil aviation organization, i have taken part in five regional aviation security summits on five continents bitterly. we have gone from europe, which is our first o
indeed, the whole idea has been to use our intelligence, use our databases, using the crossover between different intelligence gathering agencies that may have seen themselves as foreign or domestic and making sure that we were bringing all of that dated to bear. we were making a scenario-based division between passengers that could easily bored and passengers who deserved more attention. that has been the focus of our effort since december 25th. how are you make reasonable intelligence based...
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it is obscene what he is doing to us. he is apologizing for us out there in the world where he should not be. he is taking us down the road to ruin. that is what we should focus on, not on personal attacks. >> thank you. >> when i got into this race, it was because i believed and i still believe that i can change america for the better and to new hampshire for the better. i did not get into this race with the idea of bashing in the candidate or tearing anybody else down. i have not. i believe i have conducted myself honorably and ethically and i will continue to do so. i believe that we face a number of different problems, all centering on jobs. we have too many unemployed people -- over 50,000 people. this creates a number of other problems. almost everybody i talk to is worried about their jobs. many people are worried about job security. many people feel they are underemployed. they worry that their incomes are not keeping up with expenses. they worry about how they will retire someday. it all tires -- ties back to our
it is obscene what he is doing to us. he is apologizing for us out there in the world where he should not be. he is taking us down the road to ruin. that is what we should focus on, not on personal attacks. >> thank you. >> when i got into this race, it was because i believed and i still believe that i can change america for the better and to new hampshire for the better. i did not get into this race with the idea of bashing in the candidate or tearing anybody else down. i have not....
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and you also hereby do it in house makes us great deal about the use of p.o. box can you hear po boxes are used all the time. it is not a violation. but you have a trustee who sang no harm, no foul and house turned around and said maybe no harm, no foul but let's use it to remove the eighth federal judge in the history of the republic. judge porteous, mr. lightfoot filed that admitted complaint in 12 days. correcting the name and address. as a result, no creditor received any notice in connection with the porteous' without full and accurate information. in the end the only party that did not get information for the times picayune was correct, but i was only for a short time and the times picayune quickly began running the very news story that mr. lightfoot and the porteous' wanted to avoid. throughout the bankruptcy process, especially in connection to the decisions about what information to include in these filings, judge porteous relied heavily on mr. lightfoot. even though he was a federal judge, i think you would understand most federal judges do not have
and you also hereby do it in house makes us great deal about the use of p.o. box can you hear po boxes are used all the time. it is not a violation. but you have a trustee who sang no harm, no foul and house turned around and said maybe no harm, no foul but let's use it to remove the eighth federal judge in the history of the republic. judge porteous, mr. lightfoot filed that admitted complaint in 12 days. correcting the name and address. as a result, no creditor received any notice in...
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but they are still after us. they still want to do us harm. and they still want to get us any way they can, in our view. intent is the driving force here behind the terrorist ack fifth. -- activity. and it remains the same. >> i think governor kean and congressman hampton are right. the internet has played a big part. what we have seen is terrorist organizations becoming much more comfortable in their communications, in many cases someone like alakhi, who is born in the united states who can communicate with people not in overly theoretical manner but has the theological credentials but grew up in new mexico. understands american sign. understands charismatic. reaches out to people. that's one reason. another important reason is what also the report talks about, and i haven't addressed in my overview, is the threat is radiated outwards from al qaeda central itself. it used to be if you wanted to be a terrorist or training, there was in essence one central point that you went to, generally afghanistan and more recently pakistan. the remaining a
but they are still after us. they still want to do us harm. and they still want to get us any way they can, in our view. intent is the driving force here behind the terrorist ack fifth. -- activity. and it remains the same. >> i think governor kean and congressman hampton are right. the internet has played a big part. what we have seen is terrorist organizations becoming much more comfortable in their communications, in many cases someone like alakhi, who is born in the united states who...
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psychologist jeff gardir joins us now. this isn't the only time we've heard of this situation where there are reality tv star that either leaves a show or moves to another career and take their own lives. what's the dynamic behind this? >> take their own lives or take somebody else's live. the whole issue of reality in itself. this isn't scripted. this is unscripted. these are real people with real issues and real problems. as we know with tv, we want people who are larger than life. therefore we're going to get these extreme personalities and the knife cuts both ways here. either these people are very stable and can bring that excitement due to their intelligence, or maybe they're over the top, and i think that's what we're seeing more of. being over the top and a little more unstable. >> dr. gardere, as we look into the past situation with the gordon ramsey show, for the most part he did pretty well after being in only one episode. so it wasn't in a series of episode, just one episode. his restaurant seemed to do well af
psychologist jeff gardir joins us now. this isn't the only time we've heard of this situation where there are reality tv star that either leaves a show or moves to another career and take their own lives. what's the dynamic behind this? >> take their own lives or take somebody else's live. the whole issue of reality in itself. this isn't scripted. this is unscripted. these are real people with real issues and real problems. as we know with tv, we want people who are larger than life....
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joining us on the phone with the hill newspaper. joining us to talk about the debate. if you could, talk us through today and this week. what wo will happen on just the small business side. this is some amendments they need to get through. what is in this bill? they have an 11 a.m. vote man. they'll start to try to end debate. if they do not vote and debate, they'll vote to a democratic alternative on that. they are hoping finally vote on final passage on this bill this week that includes a $30 billion lending fund for small businesses and $12 billion in tax incentives. it has been in the senate for a while now. they do have one republican who has said he will support the bill. the senator, a republican there was bragging that he was able to secure this $30 billion fund for small businesses. has he indicated how he would vote? >> his biggest issue has been the entire time that he wanted some republican amendments to be considered in debate on the floor. he went ahead and set up two votes on republican and one democrat amendment. they are going back and forth and trying
joining us on the phone with the hill newspaper. joining us to talk about the debate. if you could, talk us through today and this week. what wo will happen on just the small business side. this is some amendments they need to get through. what is in this bill? they have an 11 a.m. vote man. they'll start to try to end debate. if they do not vote and debate, they'll vote to a democratic alternative on that. they are hoping finally vote on final passage on this bill this week that includes a $30...
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so, if we use military force, is to beat us not the israelis. if the israelis their biggest airplane is an f- 15. military strike against hardened nuclear sites is a complicated endeavor. from their point of view, it is better than doing nothing. from my point of view, if we engaged in military operations as the last resort, the united states should have a goal of changing the regime. not by invading the country, but i wanted military strike from land and sea -- but from launching a military strike from land and sea and that the revolutionary guard ceases to be an effective organization to punch back. if you have to use military force, i think our goal should be not only to neuter their clear program, but to destroy the regime's ability to fight back against our troops in the region hand against our allies. th, ladies and gentlemen, is no small matter to contemplate. that is a very serious escalating step that i would now like to go down the road as much as anybody in this room. thatf you'll believe sanctions will not work, i am here to tell you
so, if we use military force, is to beat us not the israelis. if the israelis their biggest airplane is an f- 15. military strike against hardened nuclear sites is a complicated endeavor. from their point of view, it is better than doing nothing. from my point of view, if we engaged in military operations as the last resort, the united states should have a goal of changing the regime. not by invading the country, but i wanted military strike from land and sea -- but from launching a military...
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compassionate god, enlighten us. show us your will. and give us the courage to fulfill it. at the end of this day, may the united states of america be closer to being a light unto the nation, a beacon of hope in this world, living god, we ask your blessing upon this house, upon this nation. amen. the speaker pro tempore: the chair has compampled the journal of the last day's proceedings and announced to the house his approval thereof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved. the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from tennessee, congressman wamp. mr. wamp: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from new york, congressman murphy, is recognized for one minute. mr. murphy: mr. speaker, i rise today to honor and thank father doug fisher from millbrook, new york, for serving as the guest chaplain today for the house of representatives. for over 10 years f
compassionate god, enlighten us. show us your will. and give us the courage to fulfill it. at the end of this day, may the united states of america be closer to being a light unto the nation, a beacon of hope in this world, living god, we ask your blessing upon this house, upon this nation. amen. the speaker pro tempore: the chair has compampled the journal of the last day's proceedings and announced to the house his approval thereof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved....
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that work will bring us future airmen. in all these commitments, you are walking the walk and setting the example for this next, greatest generation. finally, especially in the middle of our difficult work in iraq and afghanistan, over the past several years, thank you for helping to build the supportive american public that understands the importance of our military institutions, what they mean to our society, the depth of our commitment to the nation, and the sacrifices made by our military members and their families. i ask that you continue to frame these issues accordingly in the public debate. in the local communities that you serve, and in the minds of all americans, we owe a debt of gratitude to the american legion for 92 years of unwavering support of veterans by veterans. take pride in the fact that your steadfast support and strong national defense, your unwaveringly advocacy for a well-prepared force, has made a difference to the united states air force. thank you for having me. it is an honor to serve alongside
that work will bring us future airmen. in all these commitments, you are walking the walk and setting the example for this next, greatest generation. finally, especially in the middle of our difficult work in iraq and afghanistan, over the past several years, thank you for helping to build the supportive american public that understands the importance of our military institutions, what they mean to our society, the depth of our commitment to the nation, and the sacrifices made by our military...
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there used to be 13,000 of us at this plant. every one of those interactions is the reason why i wake up every day, the president wakes up every day and says, for heaven's sake, is there anything else we can do to get this down? >> how can we revive to -- work to remind american manufacturing? would there be incentives? >> an incredibly important question. as we will tell you, one that the president and vice-president are so incredibly concerned with. the right thing is a mixture of policies. manufacturing, everything else, everything counts in getting the economy going. manufacturing is inherently more cyclically-sensitive. anything the overall economy does to get going will help manufacturing. the president is also saying, we know certain things like, getting export to going. one of the things we are good at is high-tech manufacturing. if we can make it easier for those firms to export, that will help them. but also, he has identified one of the areas where there could be a market failure. we can see the future coming, we need
there used to be 13,000 of us at this plant. every one of those interactions is the reason why i wake up every day, the president wakes up every day and says, for heaven's sake, is there anything else we can do to get this down? >> how can we revive to -- work to remind american manufacturing? would there be incentives? >> an incredibly important question. as we will tell you, one that the president and vice-president are so incredibly concerned with. the right thing is a mixture of...
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there's also a british cargo plane that was used in the berlin airlift. in 1948, the americans, british, and french took to the german skies again after the soviet union blocked allies access to west berlin. they flew in at 13,000 tons of food and fuel to berlin at residents over about a year. it was a turning point in the relationship between berlin residents and their western occupiers. allied museum is a kind of thank you for the french, british, and american forces, whatever role they played in their time here. >> the french tended to stick to their own barracks or neighborhoods. even the british were not as visible as the americans. >> the u.s. army was a hit with its americans way of life, a celebrated every year at the german-american folk festival, where everyone was equal, no matter if you weren't occupier or one of the occupied. -- no matter if you were a occupier or one of the occupied. >> you had more contact with the americans, especially because the u.s. soldiers sold hamburgers. you had good food and it was like being in america. >> the fes
there's also a british cargo plane that was used in the berlin airlift. in 1948, the americans, british, and french took to the german skies again after the soviet union blocked allies access to west berlin. they flew in at 13,000 tons of food and fuel to berlin at residents over about a year. it was a turning point in the relationship between berlin residents and their western occupiers. allied museum is a kind of thank you for the french, british, and american forces, whatever role they...
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we can't have that debate because you refuse to give us information. some of us may disagree. my friend from south carolina, texas, they all might disagree and think it should be shut down or not, but we can't have that debate because you refuse to give us evidence. the pentagon has woven a tapestry of silence that's deaf energy together the sounds of liberty itself. the end doesn't justify the means. you've had 11 years of testimony out in the public and written analysis to look at for joint forces and joibt forces command, and you've had 90 days of back room and when you talk about meetings it could be two people talking with each other and talk about the 30 meetings but you refuse to give us one bit of the evidence and when you come in here and your blending apples and oranges and say it us no business case it was the business board we all first heard about the closure so that's making military policy. not business decisions and then on the first briefings that you came in you said you didn't know what the cost savings were. shouldn't you have at least looked at those befor
we can't have that debate because you refuse to give us information. some of us may disagree. my friend from south carolina, texas, they all might disagree and think it should be shut down or not, but we can't have that debate because you refuse to give us evidence. the pentagon has woven a tapestry of silence that's deaf energy together the sounds of liberty itself. the end doesn't justify the means. you've had 11 years of testimony out in the public and written analysis to look at for joint...
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they can only use 1,000 out of the 4,000 in the building. if that's the case, that would alleviate some of what we know will be a hor endous impact on everyone's commute. >> if you fail, could you do something else? you couldn't drive on the h.o.v. lanes? >> i'll tell you, leave the people working in roslyn, crystal city, alexandria, they are working in office buildings that are accessible to metro. 91% of these people have access to public transit right now and we're going to take them out of those office buildings and put them in one that doesn't have security and that's stupid. >> reporter: and the reason the brac commission said no, they want d.o.d. workersn with fortifications so i dommer can't drive up and explode it. there is no h.o.v. exit to shirley road. you can at least get that? >> that's what we're suggesting. if we had access to h.o.v. this bus would have gotten here 20 minutes earlier. but we need a ramp h.o.v. into the site and the local doesn't have the problem and the federal government should pay to it and that will help a
they can only use 1,000 out of the 4,000 in the building. if that's the case, that would alleviate some of what we know will be a hor endous impact on everyone's commute. >> if you fail, could you do something else? you couldn't drive on the h.o.v. lanes? >> i'll tell you, leave the people working in roslyn, crystal city, alexandria, they are working in office buildings that are accessible to metro. 91% of these people have access to public transit right now and we're going to take...
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you always give us a straight answer. you are a fair umpire and we appreciate it. >> we have appreciate it it the support you have given us many years but for the work we do. >> senator wyden. >> i share the senators of you about your professionalism. we thank you. i want to take your taxes session and a bit of a different direction. right now, there is a comparison underway between the tax policies of george w. bush and the proposal that have been offered by president obama. and i am of the view that that tax debate misses the point, because both of those approaches -- george w. bush and now what has been offered by president obama -- involves tinkering with a badly flawed, discredited tax system. and, to me, the most more relevant comparison -- i want to walk you through the numbers and get your reaction -- are the numbers that you have when ronald reagan got together with a big group of democrats and reformed the tax system and compared those and what we saw in our country for job growth and economic growth, payroll gr
you always give us a straight answer. you are a fair umpire and we appreciate it. >> we have appreciate it it the support you have given us many years but for the work we do. >> senator wyden. >> i share the senators of you about your professionalism. we thank you. i want to take your taxes session and a bit of a different direction. right now, there is a comparison underway between the tax policies of george w. bush and the proposal that have been offered by president obama....
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now most of us heard about this. something we don't hear, dragged to death we assume it was -- >> like this. chained to the bumper of a truck. that's not true. it's like this. chained the back of the truck. watching the road behind him as he goes. this poem is called big thicket. jasper, texas. >> to big thicket a crack is a buck shot, a stick broke, cracked headlights. crack, the big thicket we go 2 sticks. drink, drink, light, light. stagger in the road. statistic o statistic broke. the light, buck shot light. >> buck on stagger. what you looking at. the white stick. along the trees, along the trees. the buck staggering home. the crack. big thicket. what are you doing here? >> stick broke. white light. break for home. white homing. ha, ha, go, go, buck shot, kra e crack, crack, crack. hit lights. what you think you are. >> ha, ha, stick broke. in the brushes. in the rushes. put them back on. bufks head in the rushes. put them back on. to big thicket we go, hot we go to hit staggeringly along the frees. crack, a ste
now most of us heard about this. something we don't hear, dragged to death we assume it was -- >> like this. chained to the bumper of a truck. that's not true. it's like this. chained the back of the truck. watching the road behind him as he goes. this poem is called big thicket. jasper, texas. >> to big thicket a crack is a buck shot, a stick broke, cracked headlights. crack, the big thicket we go 2 sticks. drink, drink, light, light. stagger in the road. statistic o statistic...
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us, it makes them have no respect for us. sound necessary. something that should have been passed in 2006 when we had the majority and we had the chance and some of the people that said they would not let it go through are no longer here, some are, the zero baseline budget bill. it just says, there are no automatic increases in any federal department's budgets. there's a republican solution for you. if you want your budget increased in the federal government, you have to come justify it. and we ought to put those budgets online where people can watch them like -- i think the president put it this way, that he was going to go through the budget line by line with a fine-toothed comb, he was going to put joe besiden in charge of doing that, too they were going to get rid of everything that was waste. yeah, since he's an honest man i'm sure it will eventually happen but it hasn't happened yet. it would sure happen if you let americans see every federal department's budget, how they were spending their money, put it up online, mak
us, it makes them have no respect for us. sound necessary. something that should have been passed in 2006 when we had the majority and we had the chance and some of the people that said they would not let it go through are no longer here, some are, the zero baseline budget bill. it just says, there are no automatic increases in any federal department's budgets. there's a republican solution for you. if you want your budget increased in the federal government, you have to come justify it. and we...
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it brings us back to this question. if the main priority is to deny a al qaeda training camps in afghanistan, perhaps there is an inconsistency in having a timetable. we do not know if we will succeed by 2014 or 2015. are you absolutely clear that, if we have not achieved our objective by 2015, we will be withdrawing regardless of whether we have achieved our objective? >> i do not want anyone to have any doubts about this. we will be fulfilling the prime minister's commitment. he is very clear that there will not be british troops in a combat role in afghanistan by 2015. we are very clear about it. of course, there could be some troops in a training role and in diplomatic relations in the longer term, as we have with other countries. but we do not want to be fighting in afghanistan any longer than is necessary. i understand your skepticism. it is a totally legitimate question. there have been so many difficult questions for -- difficult decisions for our predecessors to make. it is entirely understandable that there is
it brings us back to this question. if the main priority is to deny a al qaeda training camps in afghanistan, perhaps there is an inconsistency in having a timetable. we do not know if we will succeed by 2014 or 2015. are you absolutely clear that, if we have not achieved our objective by 2015, we will be withdrawing regardless of whether we have achieved our objective? >> i do not want anyone to have any doubts about this. we will be fulfilling the prime minister's commitment. he is very...